Details

Description

288 pages ; 23 cm

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288).

Contents

Part I: Growing pains. Male pseudo-hermaphrodite. Christopher ; Synchronicity ; Disorderly conduct -- Part II: The new world. Reckoning with the truth. Setting a course ; Imposter in the mirror ; Layers of secrets ; Red threads -- Part III: Becoming. Orchids. Family together, family apart ; Me, an activist? ; No longer silent ; Advocating out loud ; Resolving to change ; Intersex buzz ; Circling back, moving forward -- Part IV: Fulfillment. Out and out front. So queer ; Do no harm ; A global movement ; Intersex en vogue ; The right to truth ; Until every day is Intersex Awareness Day ; Fierce parents, fierce allies ; Defenders assemble ; Shanghai closure ; War hero.

Summary

Meet Kimberly, a regular suburban housewife and mother, whose discovery later in life that she was born intersex fuelled her to become an international human rights defender and globally-recognised activist. Charting her intersex discovery and her journey to self-acceptance, this book movingly portrays how being intersex impacted Kimberly's personal and family life, as well as her career. From uncovering a secret that was intentionally kept from her, to coming out to her family and friends and fighting for intersex rights, her candid and empowering story helps breakdown barriers and misconceptions of intersex people and brings to light the trauma and harmful impact medical intervention continues to have on the intersex community. Written from a non-queer perspective, and filled with much-needed, straightforward information and advice about what it means to be intersex, this is a vital and timely resource for intersex people and their families, as well as the general reader.

Awards

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction, 2021

Subject

Zieselman, Kimberly M., 1966-

Intersex people -- United States -- Biography.

Intersex people -- Identity.

Intersexuality.

Intersex Persons

Disorders of Sex Development

Intersex people

Intersex people -- Identity

Intersexuality

United States

Genre/Form

Autobiography

Autobiographies

Biographies

Autobiographies.

Cover Title

XOXY : a memoir : intersex woman, mother, activist

Other Form:

Online version: Zieselman, Kimberly M., 1966- XOXY. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020 9781784509903 (OCoLC)1143482777

ISBN

9781785928376 (paperback)

1785928376 (paperback)